Local Holiday Countdowns in Home Assistant with Python and Codex
Replace Wolfram Alpha holiday lookups with local Python calculations while keeping Home Assistant countdown sensors, personalized speech, and seasonal lighting.
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Home Assistant Mobile Dashboard With Big Buttons
A dedicated Home Assistant Mobile view puts garages, locks, thermostats, status, and camera drill-throughs behind large two-column controls that work even when I do not have my glasses.
Tesla Powerwall Stopped Charging: Home Assistant Watchdog
A Home Assistant watchdog for a Tesla Powerwall that stopped charging before Hurricane Milton: outage visibility, load shedding, charging alerts, and safe recovery.
Home Assistant Leak Detection Automations
A practical Home Assistant leak-detection automation pattern using a water shutoff valve, maintenance guards, Activity Feed logging, Repairs tracking, and actionable phone notifications.
Turn a Cheap Fire Tablet Into a Home Assistant Camera Kiosk
A cheap Fire tablet becomes much more useful when it has one focused Home Assistant job: a purpose-built camera kiosk with big camera tiles, Fully Kiosk controls, bedtime…
The Weekly Digest Is Back: Smart Home Automation Ideas from My Home Assistant Config
The weekly digest is back for my Home Assistant configuration repo, giving you a weekly way to follow new automations, resolved issues, commit activity, and smart home ideas…
How to Attach a Custom Domain to Your Home Assistant Using Nabu Casa
Adding a custom domain to your Home Assistant instance with Nabu Casa is really really easy. Check out the simple steps below and watch the video at the…
Adjusting the Auto-Entities Card in Home Assistant
Mastering Home Assistant: Lovelace Dashboard, Wyze Doorbell & Auto-Entity Card tips.
What’s Running in Home Assistant? A Lovelace Card
If you're a Home Assistant user, you know that automations can be an incredibly useful tool for automating tasks and making your smart home more efficient. But sometimes,…